Angolan literature

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Angolan literature has its origins in the mid-19th century. The diversity of Angola's culture is reflected in the diversity of its literature, which traditionally has been combative and satirical.

As Angola was a colony of Portugal, it is a Lusophone country. Most authors write in Portuguese, though there are many distinct tribes and Portuguese is not the first language of every Angolan. In 2006, Luandino Vieira was awarded the Camões Prize, though he declined it and the $128,000USD prize money for "personal and intimate reasons."{{Citation|title=Angolan author Vieira refuses Portugal's top literature award |url=http://books.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1166943.php/Angolan_author_Vieira_refuses_Portugals_top_literature_award |access-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060707234722/http://books.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1166943.php/Angolan_author_Vieira_refuses_Portugals_top_literature_award |archive-date=2006-07-07 }}{{Citation |title=Angolan writer turns down Portuguese-language literature prize |url=http://english.people.com.cn/200605/26/eng20060526_268849.html |access-date=2007-09-27| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070830232659/http://english.people.com.cn/200605/26/eng20060526_268849.html| archive-date= 30 August 2007 | url-status= live}}

Agostinho Neto, the first president of Angola, was a well-known poet.{{Cite web |title=Angola (country) |work=MSN Encarta |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571092_3/Angola_(country).html |access-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091031233541/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571092_3/Angola_(country).html |archive-date=2009-10-31 |url-status=dead }}

Cremilda de Lima is one of the best-known Angolan children's writers.{{cite web|url=http://www.novojornal.co.ao/artigo/71118/escritora-cremilda-de-lima-preocupada-com-o-percurso-da-literatura-infantil-em-angola|title=Escritora Cremilda de Lima preocupada com o percurso da literatura infantil em Angola|author=Alexandre Lourenço|work=Novo Jornal|date=29 September 2016|language=pt|access-date=28 October 2016}}

José Eduardo Agualusa was the recipient of the 2017 International Dublin Literary Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/jos%C3%A9-eduardo-agualusa-wins-100-000-international-dublin-literary-award-1.3127773?mode=amp|title=José Eduardo Agualusa wins €100,000 International Dublin Literary Award|website=www.irishtimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-07-22}}